Masks on faces! New Delhi smog, pollution trouble Sri Lanka, interrupts play
Smog in Delhi continued to plague the visiting Sri Lankan team on Day 4 of the third and final Test on Tuesday. Members of the Sri Lankan cricket team wore pollution masks as India's 2nd innings got underway at the Feroz Shah Kotla. While on Sunday, the play had to be paused thrice during India's 1st innings as the Sri Lankan team complained of breathing problems. Lakmal vomitted on the field and was taken off with Dasun Shanaka, wearing a mask, coming on as the substitute fielder after he complained of breathing problem. Team India too decided against wearing pollution masks when it took the field on Day 3. Meanwhile, the BCCI on Monday said scheduling of matches in pollution-mired Delhi will be "considered" in future. "Scheduling of matches in Delhi during this time of the year will be considered," BCCI Acting Secretary Amitabh Chaudhary told reporters at the end of the third day's play here when questions were raised about Delhi's viability as a venue given the rising pollution levels. However, Chaudhary said Sri Lanka Cricket had not raised any such concerns when the itinerary was decided. "If Sri Lanka Cricket had concerns regarding scheduling, they didn't express them to us," he said. -PTC News
